Ballina to benefit from fishing grants
Nationals Federal Member for Page Ian Causley has announced two successful projects under round five of the Recreational Fishing Community Grants Program which will benefit the Ballina community.
“Recreational fishing has been part of Australia’s lifestyle for generations and is an activity that can be enjoyed as an individual or by the whole family,” Mr Causley said.
“This funding program is designed to provide practical assistance to projects that promote sustainable fishing with applications for infrastructure like fishing platforms, jetties and boat ramps also considered.”
The successful applicants are:
Fishability: $14,020 to conduct ten 4.5 hour recreational fishing workshops for children and people with disabilities teaching sustainable fishing practices. The workshops with up to 20 participants will be held in Ballina and Yamba.
Ballina High School P & C Association: $79,150 to develop an interactive recreational fishing teaching model that will be a central feature of the new Ballina Marine Discovery Centre building. The model will include a full-scale replica of a wooden fishing wharf and will allow students to catch, measure, identify and release plastic estuarine fish species found in the Northern Rivers.
Mr Causley said further information on this grant program could be obtained from his office.
